Priscilla Kirk, CPM, LM

Priscilla Kirk, is a Native Houstonian, born in 1976 at Park Plaza Hospital. She has 6 beautiful children ages ranging from 20-4 years old. She is also a two time surrogate helping create a family for a couple who could not carry their own children.

Priscilla, has gone through IVF as a surrogate, and has worked with many Reproductive Endocrinologist in the Houston area helping their patients who are going through IVF and IUI treatments. There is a special place in her heart for women who struggle with fertility, and is why she decided to become a surrogate.

Priscilla's labor and birth experiences include vaginal, cesarean, TOLAC, VBAC, medicated and non-medicated natural births, water births, episiotomies, epidural's, blood patches, breastfeeding, pumping and more.

She started her career as a Massage Therapist in 1999. Since then expanded her specialties in all things Prenatal & Postpartum care. She worked at the Woman's Hospital of Texas from 2002-2008, and was the founder of their Massage Therapy Department. From 1999-2019 she traveled all over Houston, and surrounding areas to provide prenatal and postpartum care in homes, and in hospitals.

In 2014 & 2016 she opened two Massage Heights locations. Vanderbilt LLC, a Franchise of Massage Heights, and The Marqe, in the Houston area.

Her deepest passion lies in working with women throughout their pregnancy and postpartum transition. She is a Certified Professional Midwife continuing to do what she loves, caring and advocating for Women.

Specialties

• Midwifery
• Doula Care
• Knowledge of Fertility Treatments
• IVF & IUI
• Fertility Massage
• Prenatal Massage
• Breastfeeding & Pumping
• Labor prep Massage
• Labor Induction-Reflexology
• Spinning Babies
• Postpartum Massage
• Infant Massage
• Medical Massage
• Lymphatic Massage
• Myofascial Release
• Scar Tissue & Adhesion Mobilization
• Cupping Acupressure
• Kinesio Taping

Certifications

• Certified Professional Midwife, CPM (NARM)
• Certified Breastfeeding Specialist, CBS
• Certified DONA Birth Doula, CD(DONA)
• DONA Postpartum Doula
• Childbirth Educator
• Placenta Encapsulation Specialist
• CPR American Heart Association
• NRP American Academy of Pediatrics
• Infant Massage Instructor, CIMI
• Spinning Babies

License

• Midwifery, LM
• Massage Therapist, LMT
• Massage Instructor, MI
• Continuing Education Provider, CE

Karissa is a native East Texan currently living in Lufkin, Texas! After high school Karissa felt a call to ministry and attended Bible college in Dallas where she met her husband John. Together they spent two years working for a church in New Mexico before relocating to East Texas in 2017! Since then they have celebrated 7 years of marriage, about 6 years being in the ministry of some sort and the Wallace's have added 3 beautiful girls to the mix! Emberlee, Oaklynn and Magnolia! All ranging in age from 1-5! With each pregnancy Karissa had a different birthing experience. The first being a traditional hospital birth with an epidural, the second being in a more birthing center modeled wing of a hospital under the care of a midwife and the third being a water birth at home under the care of Priscilla! Karissa had been labeled as a high risk patient for pregnancy by the traditional medical system for no real reason and was forced to have a induction with her second daughter Oaklynn which ended in dilating to a 10 and having her in one hour. Oaklynn was born lifeless because of it. Thankfully the Lord had better plans and she was saved and has been amazing ever since, but after that awful experience Karissa knew there had to be a better way and sought a holistic approach. Which led Karissa to find Priscilla! Karissa's third baby was born at home in a birthing pool under the wonderful care of Priscilla, where she was able to labor and birth the way she wanted to with full confidence knowing her body was doing what it was created to do despite being labeled high risk. This incredible, empowering experience marked Karissa and has compelled her on a path to help other women experience pregnancy, labor and birth the way their bodies were designed to without things being forced on them or being told how they can do x, y and z when it comes to birthing your baby. "Women are created to birth babies. It shouldn't be something scary, it should be empowering and beautiful. Women are capable of having such an incredible experience with sweet memories that will last your lifetime when it comes to having a baby!"- Karissa Wallace